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dirtdiver
dirtdiver over 13 years ago

Hi,

I've been looking for some info on these  transmitters /receivers  for a while, but a cant find info about how they work,

I mean - how is it able to read 4 pins with only  1 data pin, or can it support PWM, ir is it just digital HIGH/LOW?

I would be very thankful to anyone who can shed some light on the subject!

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    0 YT2095 over 13 years ago

    what TX/RX unit are you refering to here?

     

    a single data pin can send a LOT of info depending to the protocol used, I frequently use these little 433MHz A.S.K devices to send serial Text data, and they cost pocket change.

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    0 YT2095 over 13 years ago

    what TX/RX unit are you refering to here?

     

    a single data pin can send a LOT of info depending to the protocol used, I frequently use these little 433MHz A.S.K devices to send serial Text data, and they cost pocket change.

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    0 dirtdiver over 13 years ago in reply to YT2095

    something like this http://www.sparkfun.com/products/10534 , can i configure it to so that i can control a servo on the 1st arduino from a pot from the second arduino with this unit?(both TX/RX of course) ?

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    0 YT2095 over 13 years ago in reply to dirtdiver

    Absolutely yes image

    you`de just send over the Analog data as a number, although you May have to parse the 10 bits with 2 right shifts (>>2) to make it an 8 bit number, and then just send that as a value btween 0 and 255.

    there is a specific Library for those transmitters as well! image

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    0 dirtdiver over 13 years ago in reply to YT2095

    great! I will get  a pair of those

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    0 YT2095 over 13 years ago in reply to dirtdiver

    They`re very simple to use, the 4 pins are usually GND, +5V, Data In, and Antenna, the RX units are the same except it`s data Out instead.

    I personally find that 1200 baud is the best for the units I use, and the range is roughly 30 metres (in a domestic setting).

    they do like a little preable on transmit too, it can be anything really, what That does is "wake up" the RX unit so it can lock onto the signal, after that it`s easy.

    so the TX units data pin goes to the arduinos TX pin, and the RX units data pin goes to the RX pin.

     

    couldn`t be easier image

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    0 terryking over 13 years ago in reply to YT2095

    "

    there is a specific Library for those transmitters as well! image "

     

    Could you please point to the library you are using?? Thanks!

     

    Regards, Terry King

    ...On the Mediterranean in Italy

    terry@yourduino.com

     

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    0 YT2095 over 13 years ago in reply to terryking

    Sure, it`s called VirtualWire, take a look here:

    http://www.open.com.au/mikem/arduino/VirtualWire.pdf

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